Mario Testino

Spanish online reading and listening practice - level B1

Discover more about Mario Testino, the iconic and infamous Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. Some of his most well-known photographs feature Kate Moss, Oprah Winfry, Cara Delevingne, Naomi Campbell, Gwyneth Paltrow, Serena Williams, Madonna and the British royal family. This reading and listening exercise can help you practise past tenses, la pasiva refleja and past participles as adjectives.

Audio by Inma Sánchez.

Exercise: Mario Testino

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